Mickael Bethe Selassie lives and works in Paris since 1974.

The artist is known for its sculptures and reliefs in paper-mache and acrylic paintings with glowing colors. His work is in collections of international museums. The first exhibition Mickael in Ethiopia was organized by the Alliance Ethio-Francaise in 1993.

In 2006 and 2007, the artist has been invited by the AEF has run two workshops in Addis Ababa.

Location Alliance

Description

Joint exhibition of work by two prestigious Ethiopian artists, Mickael Bethe Selassie and Konjit Seyoum.

Born in 1951 in Dire Dawa, Selassie is known for his sculptures and reliefs in paper mache and his paintings in acrylic and he has work in museum collections all over the world. He is based in Paris but is well known in Ethiopia, where he has held several solo shows and led two art workshops at the Alliance Ethio-Francaise.

Konjit Seyoum is an art curator and artist and the founder of the popular Asni Gallery in Addis Ababa. She is best known for her installation work.

Mon-Fri 12.00-18.00, Sat 09.30-12.00, 14.00-18.00. Entry free.

Alliance Ethio-Française, Wavel Street, tel. +251 (0)11 1550213, aef@allianceaddis.org.